White Sage, Bee sage, Sacred Sage - Salvia apiana

My understanding is that modern science is seeing the burning of sage and myrrh as effective sterilization of spaces. I love the idea that ancient cultures were ritualistically sterilizing in a much more advanced way than our current chlorine bleach obsession.
This plant survived for about 8 years and yielded many babies. It thrives in full sun but I haven’t seen many white sage this far south - a little fragile for the heat of our desert.